The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Incidents and Gossip.
xLIxth CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Mr. Whit
horne, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported back Senate bill to
create naval reserve of auxiliary cruis-
ers, officers and men from the mercantile
marine. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Aldrich, from the Committee on
Finance, reported resolution authorizing
that committee to continue during the
recess the investigation into the under
valuation of imported merchandise.
Adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar authorizing the Committee on
Privileges and Elections to continue dur
ing the recess the Texas investigation
was adopted.
The Committee on Rules was also au-
thorized to sit during the recess
Mr.. Cockrell offered resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation concerning the duties and
hours of service of night inspectors in
the custom-houses of New York and
Baltimore from 1871 to 1878. Adopted.
Mr. Platt, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported Senate bill to validate
and cure defects in the certain acts of
the Legislature of Washington Territory
Passed.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, from the Com.
mittee on Contingent Expenses, reported
a Joint resolution for one months extra
pay of certain employees of the Senate
and House. Calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Crisp the rules were
suspended and the Senate amendments to
the House joint resolution for the lnves-
tigation Of the accounts of the Pacific
railroads was nOn-cOncurred in
The House then resumed consideration
of the conference report on the fisheries
retaliation bill.
Mr.. Clements of Georgia, ma an
earnest appeal to the House to stand oy
the House conferrees. The question had
become national one and had risen
above the plane of the local fish question.
If the United States was going to re-
taliate it should not confine that retalia-
ton to the inhibition against the importa-
ton of fish
Mr.. Daniel, of Virginia, said that the
majority of the House stood on broad
American position, and he had hoped
that instead of being criticised and CEN
sured by the gentleman from New Eng.
land those gentlemen would be gratited
TO find that there was not a man who
would not make New Englands cause
his cause, and lift the question out OF the
attitude of local squabble. The posi-
ton which the gentleman from Massa
chusetts (Mr Rice took was one which
made this affair squabble between New
England and Canada. If it was a local
souabble let them squabble it out for them
selves. But when the gentleman brought
this question to Congress it became
question between Great Britain and the
United States; and when the United
States takes its position it ought to take
broad position, and patriotism ough
not to cover at the apprehension tina
the railroad magnate would look rather
peevishlv upon any attitude which might
bring them into squabble Was it true
that the almighty dollar had such
hold upon the hearts and souls OF th'
men who managed the railroads that they
were not willing to make the cause
America their cause lest they might los
little money? Was it true that tn
power of corporations had become 81
great that they could call halt to tn
> American Congress when it wanted tn
, whole people of the United States t
take the cause of the New England fish
ermen into their hands and settle 1t b.
showing Great Britain and Canada tina
we are not to be tritled with.